How memory works and learning words in children
Memory has a fundamental role in the learning of words and even today it is a mystery to know well how it works and why there are people at school that it is easy for them to remember what they call something they just heard for the first time and others that need to repeat the same word several tim
Memory has a fundamental role in the learning of words and even today it is a mystery to know well how it works and why there are people at school that it is easy for them to remember what they call something they just heard for the first time and others that need to repeat the same word several times to get it repeated without making a mistake. In the case of younger children, the way they are incorporating new words is somewhat different from how we do it as adults, I explain how
memory works and how children learn words. Memory and learning of words in children To begin with, before knowing what a word
is and what it is not, the baby needs
to hear many times so that his little brain adapts to the sounds They are known, as the language with which they keep in contact, and so, little by little, begin to differentiate when it is a priority to attend and when not (if, for example, you are not hearing a voice you do not need to look for anyone). Something similar happens when the baby hears someone speaking in an unknown language, because he will not pay the same attention as if the language is already known to him. From this, the baby will begin to have interest in the words and to remember those that are repeated more often such as his name, "mom", "dad", and basic words such as "water". Then, based on the benefit you get from talking, either because you are motivated or because we encourage you, the interest in expanding vocabulary
will grow, and along with that desire (very important for memorization) you will begin to remember each faster time We know that in the early stages of childhood, children are like sponges learning new words every day, especially from the first months to about 4 years. Around 2-3 years a phase called language explosion
takes place, in which in a very short time the child goes from saying very little variety of words to talking by the elbows.
And we need to store many words, and have them available and well-ordered, before saying whole sentences continuously, so that as long as the child does not feel safe tener to have a warehouse full of words to express themselves, will use them in its proper measure. On the other hand, when you feel that you already have all the words you need to express what you want to communicate, you will begin to use them without difficulty and you will notice how you do not stop talking. If you notice, the process that all the children and all the girls follow to memorize the words of their own languageis very similar to the process that we would do to learn anynew language
already being adults. The big difference is in the ease and speed with which both girls and boys incorporate these words in their store and make use of them. Therefore, if you have children who are in the first stage of childhood da, give them lots of words to fill their store of names and verbs and everything they need to express themselves freely!
